Francis announce new EP, single
Francis has announced that their new EP "This must be blood" will be released on February 27 with the lead single "Traktor" preceding it on January 23.
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22-Pistepirkko box on the way
is putting together a 22-Pistepirkko boxset called "The singles" featuring exactly that, spread over 5CDs and 1 DVD -- 3 discs of the singles themselves and b-sides, 2 discs of live material and a DVD containing a new and expanded version of the "Off road manual" VHS. More here: http://www.bonevoyagerecordings.com/component/content/article/108-its-a-box-baby-22-pistepirkko-the-singles-plus
Atlas Losing Grip on tour again (+ No Fun At All!)
Swedish skatepunks Atlas Losing Grip will be heading back out on the road in the new year and will be doing a few shows with a reunited No Fun At All along the way:
01/11 - Hurricanes Pub, Tours (FRA)
01/12 - Heretic, Bordeaux (FRA)
01/13 - Sala Mogambo, Donostia-San Sebastián (ESP)
01/14 - La Antigua, Ovideo (ESP)
01/15 - Sala A Reserva, Carballo (ESP)
01/16 - tba, Porto (PT)
01/17 - Sala Supersonic, Cadiz (ESP)
01/18 - Santiago Alquimista, Lisbon (PT) w/No Fun At All
01/19 - Sala Live, Madrid (ESP) w/No Fun At All
01/20 - Sala rock City, Valencia (ESP) w/No Fun At All
01/21 - Estraperlo Club, Badalone (ESP) w/No Fun At All
01/22 - Sala Moscou, Torello (ESP), w/No Fun At All
01/23 - Connexion Cafe, Tolouse (FRA)
01/24 - La Fourmi, Limoges (FRA)
01/25 - Les Combustibles, Paris (FRA)
02/03 - Alter Stadtbahnhof, Schweinfurt (GER) w/ZSK
02/04 - Matrix, Bochum (GER) w/ZSK
02/10 - Faust, Hannover (GER) w/ZSK
02/11 - Batschkapp, Frankfurt Am Main (GER) w/ZSK
Playground Denmark 2012
Gaffa has a rundown on a number of high-profile Danish acts set to release new music in early 2012 via : http://gaffa.dk/nyhed/55907 (in Danish)
Through ice, candlelight shapes, like your starry Christmas eyes
Can't say I know all of the acts featured, but here's a new Xmas comp from with a new tune from Testbild! and others: http://moonlighting.bandcamp.com/album/through-ice-candlelight-shapes-like-your-starry-christmas-eyes
New Riddarna in March
The new Riddarna album "Bakom molnen" is now officially confirmed for release on March 5 via .
You Say France & I Whistle - When lovers die (video)
A new video from Swedish indiepop act You Say France & I Whistle.
Åtgärdslandet EP
As tipped off by , here's some quality new hardcore outta Örebro by a band called Åtgärdslandet.
Ansiktet - Äckligt
Ansiktet, the smooth r&b duo of Herbert "Afasi" Munkhammar & Erik "Lilla Sällskapet" Nordström, have a new song. Can't say if I like it much better than the last one, but it's not total garbage I suppose.
New Miike Snow confirmed
The upcoming Miike Snow album "Happy to you" has been confirmed for release on March 26.
Simian Ghost announces new single
Look for the new Simian Ghost single "Wolf girl" to be released on January 16, in the UK via and at home in Sweden via .
Never mind the twenty-first century
Swedish punk/hardcore label/blog D-takt & Råpunk has put together a comp of early punk influences which, besides including a number of obvious-yet-crucial picks (Dead Kennedys, Misfits, Sex Pistols, etc.), also has a few Swedish must-hears: http://dbeatrawpunk.blogspot.com/2011/12/never-mind-twenty-first-century-fth-1.html
And when you're done with that, check this out.
Ormeyngel at Bandcamp
Norwegian hardcore/punk label now has all of their various cassette releases (Dark Times/Drugged SS/Problems/etc.) up on Bandcamp for streaming/download: http://ormeyngel.bandcamp.com/
Emil Jensen & Familjen - Nyår (video)
The new Emil Jensen/Familjen collaboration single "Nyår" now has a video.
The true Blessings
Coming very soon, new music from Blessings -- an excellent new-ish hardcore/doom project featuring members from Dead Vows/Scraps of Tape/Chester Copperpot/more: http://thetrueblessings.tumblr.com/